Testimonials
In their own words
Real feedback from IDC graduates, Divemasters, and Staff Instructors trained at Thresher Shark Divers.
100%
IE Pass Rate
6,000+
Dives Logged
10+
Years Teaching
5/5
Repeat Recommended
From staff instructors
Across the rating ladder
Angus, PADI Staff Instructor
“Toni passed on knowledge with a passion that inspires confidence. The training I received was the best preparation I could have asked for as a Staff Instructor.”
IDC graduate, 2025
“Coming from another agency, the AI-to-IDC pathway was the cleanest cross-agency switch I’ve seen anyone do. Toni knows PADI standards inside out.”
Divemaster turned OWSI
“Small cohort, personal attention, and the dive sites are world class. By the IE I felt over-prepared rather than under-prepared. That’s the goal.”
Why graduates come back
Many of our IDC graduates return for Staff Instructor or stack specialty ratings. The training is structured but the relationship continues. Toni stays in touch with most of her former candidates well past their IE.
Beyond the IDC
They keep coming back
Specialty Instructor candidate
“I came back six months after my IDC for the Wreck and Tec specialties. Toni remembered exactly where I left off.”
Repeat customer
“My second IDC candidate (a friend) just finished. Same standard. Same passion. That’s rare in this industry.”
AWARE specialty grad
“Doing the Shark Conservation specialty here, in thresher shark country, made the content land in a way the textbook never could.”
“Toni doesn’t just teach you to pass the IE. She teaches you to be a real instructor who can walk into any PADI dive shop in the world and run a full course.” — IDC graduate, 2024
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